Wednesday, January 13

Baking Calzones With Blue Apron

Calzones. We all know what they are. I'm actually pretty fond of them, though I laugh heartily when Ben gets taunted about them on Parks and Recreation. Though I've ordered these delicious pizza pockets at restaurants many times, I've never tried my hand at making them at home. We got our latest Blue Apron shipment last week, and I have to say, I picked this package solely for the calzone making experience. Just in case you're staring at your screen like "whaaaaaaat are you talking about exactly, Katie?"...

Blue Apron is a service that sends recipes (+ all the fresh, sustainable ingredients for said recipes) straight to your door in a refrigerated box (though, with as cold as MO has been, the outside feels like a refrigerator). Johnny and I typically choose the 2 person plan, but they also offer a family plan. My family is terrible about eating out once we run out of groceries, just because we get super busy and don't make the time for grocery shopping. Blue Apron helps me to slow down and get back to cooking, because all my excuses fly out the window. Which is good. Sometimes I need that.

(*Sigh* Have I mentioned I love this kitchen? Oh. Yeah. A lot of times.)

So, back to the calzones: these were really fun to make. Actually, the girls were out with their Aunt and Uncle while I was prepping and baking, and Johnny and I had way too much fun throwing pizza dough in the air like goons. It was one of those moments where I thought, "why don't we cook together more. This is really fun." So, we're going to do just that.
Also, the green stuff you see in the pictures above is kale. When Hope got home, she tried the calzones and liked them. I got a very picky child to eat kale. What?!

I can officially say: Ben Wyatt, I stand in solidarity with your love of calzones. They are kind of wonderful.

We've been using the Blue Apron service for about 1 and a half years now, and I still enjoy it every time. I really love cooking, and they help me slow down and branch out with my meals. Actually, I'm cooking cauliflower steaks tomorrow night and I'm super curious about what they will taste like!

If you are interested in trying out Blue Apron for the first time, click here to receive 2 free meals with your first order! This offer is only good for the first 25 readers that sign up, so get it if you want it, friends!

Uh oh! Hopefully the ABM crew found a food safe sealer and re-sealed those counter tops. I remember from the post about making them they said they weren't food safe. I went back and read it again and it said: "NOTE: We shopped locally for our sealer and were told that there weren't any food-safe concrete sealers available. We chose to go ahead with the sealer they recommended, knowing we'd always use cutting boards to protect food from the counter surface." Be careful!

Making dinner with my husband is one of my most favorite things. We have such a tiny kitchen, though, so it's usually one of us cooking and the other one is in charge of taking things out and putting them back into the fridge. :D

Ohhh those look delicious! I am a big fan of pizza and pizza dough shaped in any form but the whole waiting for the dough to ferment and rise is not my thing. So once I discovered Petter Reinhart's bread book and this (http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/001199.html) amazing dough recipe, i always have some in the freezer. It is the best pizza dough ever recipe!